Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance and risk of infections: a population-based study

Authors :: Sigurdur Y. Kristinsson
Min Tang
Ruth M Pfeiffer
Magnus Björkholm
Lynn R. Goldin
Cecilie Blimark
Ulf-Henrik Mellqvist
Anders Wahlin
Ingemar Turesson
Ola Landgren
Source :: Haematologica, Vol 97, Iss 6 (2012)
Publication Year :: 2012
Publisher :: Ferrata Storti Foundation, 2012.
Abstract: No comprehensive evaluation has been made to assess the risk of viral and bacterial infections among patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance. Using population-based data from Sweden, we estimated risk of infections among 5,326 monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance patients compared to 20,161 matched controls. Patients with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance had a 2-fold increased risk (P

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